Orange Zested Cauliflower

Submitted by PaulaG

"This recipe is from Williams Sonoma Essentials of Healthy Cooking. Soaking the cauliflower in water before baking is important. The moisture creates hot steam that helps the cauliflower to cook to a tender and succulent finish. Serve with lemon wedges. The citrus enhances the flavors in this delightful dish."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower, approximately 1 3/4 pound
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• kosher salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 29.58 ml fresh parsley, chopped
• 9.85 ml grated orange zest
• 4 lemon wedges

directions

1. Core and cut the cauliflower into uniform-sized florets.
2. Place the florets in a large bowl, add cold water to cover and let stand for 20 to 30 minutes, drain.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and arrange the florets in a single layer in the dish.
5. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
6. Bake until tender and lightly browned, about 30 minutes, stirring and rearranging every 10 minutes.
7. On a cutting board, combine the green onion, parlsey and orange zest and finely chop together.
8. Remove the cauliflower from oven and sprinkle evely with onion mixture.
9. Spoon the cauliflower into a warmed serving dish and garnish with lemon wedges.
10. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Bergy]

Very nice recipe. I cut it in half - no problem. Next time, and there will be a next time, instead of soaking the cauliflower I will put 2 or 3 tbsp of water in the dish with the cauliflower and cover the dish for the first 15 minutes. I did not use any oil just a no oil spray. Thanks Paula for posting

 

[Elmotoo]

I doubled the recipe to feed 7 people & there were fights for the last its. I minced the zest of both the lemon & orange w/the parsley & scallions & also squeezed the juice from both fruits over the cauliflower (hate throwing parts away). RAVE reviews from everybody. A wonderful way to serve cauliflower. Thanks, Paula!

 

[CountryLady]

A tasty variation for a rather bland & boring vegetable! Aside from scaling the quantities in half, I followed the recipe verbatim. Thanx Paula!

 

[Barb G.]

Cauliflower,Is not one of my favorite veggies, BUT, This recipe makes it a yummy veggie, I made it just like the recipe said. We really like the flavor that the orange zest,onions & fresh parsely added. I will be making this again, good to find a recipe for cauliflower that we enjoy. Thank you Paula.